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At $19,000, Could This LS3-Swapped 2003 Honda S2000 Get You To Love Torque Over Revs?
The ad for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe S2000 says it should rightfully be called an “S6200.” That’s owed to the 6.2-litre LS3 it has seemingly swallowed. Let’s see if that swap makes its price something you might be able to swallow.
The world is a big and scary place these days what with all the political upheaval, massive fires, and disintegration of the British royal family with which we all have to contend. It’s no surprise that these and other factors weigh heavily on the average person’s mind, especially when they consider actually venturing out into the maelstrom we call life.
That was a possible contributing factor in the huge 90 percent Crack Pipe loss suffered by yesterday’s $31,500 2004 Land Rover Disco II camper. No one, it seems wants to go out into a world rife with dangers in an old off-warranty Land Rover, lest they get stuck there.
Getting stuck in a convertible like today’s 2003 Honda S2000 is rarely a problem. They have that whole no-roof thing going on that makes leaping either in or out pretty easy should you be reasonably athletic. Of course with its LS3/T56 conversion, this particular S2000 may be a car that you’d stick in of your own accord. See what I did there?
The S2000 is a desirable car even without the big pushrod mill. The original DOHC four produced enough power to make the car fun, albeit at revs this car’s present V8 could only dream of. Diminutive proportions, handsome timeless styling, and reaspectable lightness all contribute to the car’s continuing appeal.
This one seems to go a different route when it comes to power application, but with a claimed 430 horsepower and 424 lb-ft of twist doing its thing in a car weighing in at under a ton and a half, that seems a pretty acceptable detour.
jalopnik.com
At $19,000, Could This LS3-Swapped 2003 Honda S2000 Get You To Love Torque Over Revs?
The ad for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe S2000 says it should rightfully be called an “S6200.” That’s owed to the 6.2-litre LS3 it has seemingly swallowed. Let’s see if that swap makes its price something you might be able to swallow.
The world is a big and scary place these days what with all the political upheaval, massive fires, and disintegration of the British royal family with which we all have to contend. It’s no surprise that these and other factors weigh heavily on the average person’s mind, especially when they consider actually venturing out into the maelstrom we call life.
That was a possible contributing factor in the huge 90 percent Crack Pipe loss suffered by yesterday’s $31,500 2004 Land Rover Disco II camper. No one, it seems wants to go out into a world rife with dangers in an old off-warranty Land Rover, lest they get stuck there.
Getting stuck in a convertible like today’s 2003 Honda S2000 is rarely a problem. They have that whole no-roof thing going on that makes leaping either in or out pretty easy should you be reasonably athletic. Of course with its LS3/T56 conversion, this particular S2000 may be a car that you’d stick in of your own accord. See what I did there?
The S2000 is a desirable car even without the big pushrod mill. The original DOHC four produced enough power to make the car fun, albeit at revs this car’s present V8 could only dream of. Diminutive proportions, handsome timeless styling, and reaspectable lightness all contribute to the car’s continuing appeal.
This one seems to go a different route when it comes to power application, but with a claimed 430 horsepower and 424 lb-ft of twist doing its thing in a car weighing in at under a ton and a half, that seems a pretty acceptable detour.
At $19,000, Could This LS3-Swapped 2003 Honda S2000 Get You To Love Torque Over Revs? - Jalopnik
The ad for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe S2000 says it should rightfully be called an “S6200.” That’s owed to the 6.2-litre LS3 it has seemingly swallowed. Let’s see if that swap makes its price something you might be able to swallow.
jalopnik.com
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Dank meme lord
LS swap everything!
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Now Honda is building new-old parts for the S2000
S2000 owners, what parts do you need for your roadster?
The latest company in a growing list of “lets-make-parts-for-our-old-cars-again” is Honda, with its plan to provide owners of the S2000 with “genuine parts that are troubled if supply stops”.
So, like Toyota is doing with the old Supra, and Nissan is doing with the old GT-R, so Honda is doing for its amazing little roadster. Truly, there ain’t-no-party like a home-mechanic-in-the-Nineties party.
Using online translation services, we can deduce from Honda’s dedicated Japanese S2000 website that it is looking for suggestions on what original parts owners would like to see return. Submissions it seems, are running until 30 April this year, and we’re particularly looking forward to May.
www.topgear.com
S2000 owners, what parts do you need for your roadster?
The latest company in a growing list of “lets-make-parts-for-our-old-cars-again” is Honda, with its plan to provide owners of the S2000 with “genuine parts that are troubled if supply stops”.
So, like Toyota is doing with the old Supra, and Nissan is doing with the old GT-R, so Honda is doing for its amazing little roadster. Truly, there ain’t-no-party like a home-mechanic-in-the-Nineties party.
Using online translation services, we can deduce from Honda’s dedicated Japanese S2000 website that it is looking for suggestions on what original parts owners would like to see return. Submissions it seems, are running until 30 April this year, and we’re particularly looking forward to May.
Now Honda is building new-old parts for the S2000
S2000 owners, what parts do you need for your roadster?
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OPINION | Why you can forget about Honda reviving its S2000
Low volume sellers
Sadly, the demand for SUVs and bakkies have toppled almost every segment of the market. And while these mentioned cars are still very much a part of their respective automaker's portfolio, they are there for nostalgia.
The MX-5, 86, and 124 Spider are lucky if they sell one unit a month in South Africa, in any given month. One! Why would Honda take the risk? Why invest millions - if not billions - in Research and Development, only for a handful of units to be sold both locally and globally. It would be like throwing money into the wind and expecting to find every bill once everything's calmed down.
As a fan of the automotive world, I am in favour of a successor to the S2000. I mean, if the competition can take a chance, surely Honda can, too. They must! But we must be realistic. The Honda S2000 will not survive in the current climate. It will flounder, regardless of how good the package is. Honda is doing well with its range of SUVs, and the Civic and Jazz are filling their support roles quite nicely.
It's such a shame that a two-door two-seater will not work, because these cars offer the best enjoyment from behind the steering wheel. An aspect the S2000 was once a leader in.
Quick facts:
• Engine: 2.0-litre, naturally-aspirated
• Power: 184kW @ 8300rpm
• Torque: 218Nm @ 7500rpm
• Gears: six-speed, manual
• 0-100km/h: 6.2 seconds
• Top speed: 240km/h
• Drive: rear-wheel-drive
• Weight: 1250kg
www.wheels24.co.za
Low volume sellers
Sadly, the demand for SUVs and bakkies have toppled almost every segment of the market. And while these mentioned cars are still very much a part of their respective automaker's portfolio, they are there for nostalgia.
The MX-5, 86, and 124 Spider are lucky if they sell one unit a month in South Africa, in any given month. One! Why would Honda take the risk? Why invest millions - if not billions - in Research and Development, only for a handful of units to be sold both locally and globally. It would be like throwing money into the wind and expecting to find every bill once everything's calmed down.
As a fan of the automotive world, I am in favour of a successor to the S2000. I mean, if the competition can take a chance, surely Honda can, too. They must! But we must be realistic. The Honda S2000 will not survive in the current climate. It will flounder, regardless of how good the package is. Honda is doing well with its range of SUVs, and the Civic and Jazz are filling their support roles quite nicely.
It's such a shame that a two-door two-seater will not work, because these cars offer the best enjoyment from behind the steering wheel. An aspect the S2000 was once a leader in.
Quick facts:
• Engine: 2.0-litre, naturally-aspirated
• Power: 184kW @ 8300rpm
• Torque: 218Nm @ 7500rpm
• Gears: six-speed, manual
• 0-100km/h: 6.2 seconds
• Top speed: 240km/h
• Drive: rear-wheel-drive
• Weight: 1250kg
OPINION | Why you can forget about Honda reviving its S2000 | Life
Sad, but true: the automotive world will continue to mourn the absence of the Honda S2000, writes Wheels24's Charlen Raymond.
www.wheels24.co.za
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VOTE | What is a fair price for a second-hand Honda S2000?
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This Honda S2000 Is a "Fast and the Furious" Movie Icon - Doug DeMuro
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Dank meme lord
Nice MX5
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Comeback kid? New Honda S2000 tipped for 2024 release, claims report
A fresh report out of the United States suggests a new-generation Honda S2000 will be revealed in 2024, some 15 years after the original went out of production.
The S2000 two-door roadster was built from 1999 to 2009, employing a front-mid-mounted, naturally aspirated, 2,0-litre VTEC petrol engine driving the rear axle via a six-speed manual gearbox.
According to Forbes, a “source close to Honda” has confirmed the Japanesse company is “seriously considering” producing a successor to the S2000.
The publication claims the rumoured new model’s exterior dimensions will be “similar” to those of the original vehicle, though the body is expected to feature plenty of aluminium and carbon-fibre in a bid to keep weight relatively low (below 1 360 kg, according to the report).
www.carmag.co.za
A fresh report out of the United States suggests a new-generation Honda S2000 will be revealed in 2024, some 15 years after the original went out of production.
The S2000 two-door roadster was built from 1999 to 2009, employing a front-mid-mounted, naturally aspirated, 2,0-litre VTEC petrol engine driving the rear axle via a six-speed manual gearbox.
According to Forbes, a “source close to Honda” has confirmed the Japanesse company is “seriously considering” producing a successor to the S2000.
The publication claims the rumoured new model’s exterior dimensions will be “similar” to those of the original vehicle, though the body is expected to feature plenty of aluminium and carbon-fibre in a bid to keep weight relatively low (below 1 360 kg, according to the report).
Comeback kid? New Honda S2000 tipped for 2024 release, claims report...
A fresh report suggests a new-generation Honda S2000 will be revealed in 2024, some 15 years after the original went out of production.
www.carmag.co.za
it will be pretty daft buying a petrol engine car.
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Modern Classic: Honda S2000
Aspirational Japanese modern classics – there aren't that many to speak of, at least not when compared with the many exceptional models that European brands have produced. Thankfully, there is one example from the Far East that almost everyone agrees is certain to reach classic-car status. Enter the Honda S2000.
Where do I find one?
Well, that’s the tricky thing – as mentioned, there are people who monitor forums and classifieds closely, and lap up good S2000s the moment they’re listed. A look online at the time of writing only coughs up a handful of S2000s, and they’re a bit of a mixed bag ranging from a poorly modified one that isn’t running for just over R100k to four immaculate examples at the R250k mark, presenting with around 150 to 200k on the clock. The unfortunate thing with vehicles as good as the legendary S2000 is that people tend to hang on to them, especially considering that their values are starting to climb.
It's arguably the most modern of analogue sports cars that one can find and, at a push, some may even describe it as peerless. There’s something wonderfully desirable about an otherwise sensible Japanese brand's ability to create iconic vehicles that far outshine those of its German rival brands. Of course, E85-generation BMW Z4 and 986 Porsche Boxters are superb in their own right, but none are quite as timeless or clinically precise as the lithe S2000. Fingers crossed that Honda decides to revive the S2000 nameplate in the near future, and if it doesn't, best you find a minter and hang on to it!
www.cars.co.za
Aspirational Japanese modern classics – there aren't that many to speak of, at least not when compared with the many exceptional models that European brands have produced. Thankfully, there is one example from the Far East that almost everyone agrees is certain to reach classic-car status. Enter the Honda S2000.
Where do I find one?
Well, that’s the tricky thing – as mentioned, there are people who monitor forums and classifieds closely, and lap up good S2000s the moment they’re listed. A look online at the time of writing only coughs up a handful of S2000s, and they’re a bit of a mixed bag ranging from a poorly modified one that isn’t running for just over R100k to four immaculate examples at the R250k mark, presenting with around 150 to 200k on the clock. The unfortunate thing with vehicles as good as the legendary S2000 is that people tend to hang on to them, especially considering that their values are starting to climb.
It's arguably the most modern of analogue sports cars that one can find and, at a push, some may even describe it as peerless. There’s something wonderfully desirable about an otherwise sensible Japanese brand's ability to create iconic vehicles that far outshine those of its German rival brands. Of course, E85-generation BMW Z4 and 986 Porsche Boxters are superb in their own right, but none are quite as timeless or clinically precise as the lithe S2000. Fingers crossed that Honda decides to revive the S2000 nameplate in the near future, and if it doesn't, best you find a minter and hang on to it!
Modern Classic: Honda S2000
Aspirational Japanese modern classics – there aren't that many to speak of, at least not when compared with the many exceptional models that European brands have produced. Thankfully, there is one example from the Far East that almost everyone agrees is certain to reach classic-car status. Enter...
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The Honda S2000 CR Is One of the Greatest Sports Cars of the 2000s - Doug DeMuro
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Used buying guide: Honda S2000
This high-revving roadster is a dream to own and a scream to drive
When you are one of the world’s largest and most successful manufacturers of road and racing cars and motorcycles, known for your innovative thinking and unimpeachable engineering and splendid engines, and you want to produce a new model to celebrate a special birthday, what do you come up with?
The S2000, that’s what. You see, the Honda Motor Company was officially formed in 1949 and, to mark the firm’s golden jubilee, it gave the world this low-slung, rear-wheel-drive, two-seat drop-top sports car of prodigious performance, perfect 50:50 weight distribution and impressively low polar moments of inertia.
And there’s more. For starters, there was a wonderful 2.0-litre 16-valve VTEC engine that produced 237bhp at 8300rpm and could rev to 9000rpm. It was a vivid screamer that could potter all day like an elderly professor and then hammer like a racer at the switch of a cam profile. The top speed was 150mph – wonderfully fast – and the 0-60mph time was a delightfully brisk 6.2sec. Chuck in a slick six-speed ’box and a Torsen limited-slip diff and suddenly things looked even juicier.
And, of course, there was yet more eyebrow-arching wonderment: the front/mid-engined layout, the low centre of gravity, the wide track, the aluminium double-wishbone suspension, the rigid frame, the high-geared electric power steering, the special Bridgestone tyres, the digital instruments and even a hood that was impressively quick to lower and erect (from 2002 you could also buy a hard-top GT version). It was all tremendously well thought out and it was brilliant fun on the road – and it was an ’onda, of course, so it’d never go wrong.
www.autocar.co.uk
This high-revving roadster is a dream to own and a scream to drive
When you are one of the world’s largest and most successful manufacturers of road and racing cars and motorcycles, known for your innovative thinking and unimpeachable engineering and splendid engines, and you want to produce a new model to celebrate a special birthday, what do you come up with?
The S2000, that’s what. You see, the Honda Motor Company was officially formed in 1949 and, to mark the firm’s golden jubilee, it gave the world this low-slung, rear-wheel-drive, two-seat drop-top sports car of prodigious performance, perfect 50:50 weight distribution and impressively low polar moments of inertia.
And there’s more. For starters, there was a wonderful 2.0-litre 16-valve VTEC engine that produced 237bhp at 8300rpm and could rev to 9000rpm. It was a vivid screamer that could potter all day like an elderly professor and then hammer like a racer at the switch of a cam profile. The top speed was 150mph – wonderfully fast – and the 0-60mph time was a delightfully brisk 6.2sec. Chuck in a slick six-speed ’box and a Torsen limited-slip diff and suddenly things looked even juicier.
And, of course, there was yet more eyebrow-arching wonderment: the front/mid-engined layout, the low centre of gravity, the wide track, the aluminium double-wishbone suspension, the rigid frame, the high-geared electric power steering, the special Bridgestone tyres, the digital instruments and even a hood that was impressively quick to lower and erect (from 2002 you could also buy a hard-top GT version). It was all tremendously well thought out and it was brilliant fun on the road – and it was an ’onda, of course, so it’d never go wrong.
Used buying guide: Honda S2000 | Autocar
This high-revving roadster is a dream to own and a scream to drive
www.autocar.co.uk
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AutoTopNL review of a 420bhp supercharged S2000
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I had a launch car and enjoyed it very much. I dug up some pics (we didn’t have many pixels in them days…)
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I Bought A Honda S2000 For £2000! - Autoalex Cars
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AutoTopNL review of a 600bhp turbo S2000